Olympic Beavers: OSU Basketball Alum Ali Gibson Wraps Second Olympics with Puerto Rico
Former Oregon State guard Ali Gibson has completed her second Olympics representing Puerto Rico. After playing with her adopted nation in the Tokyo Olympics as well, Gibson made the trip to Paris this summer as a reserve. Gibson's mother is a native of Puerto Rico, which made her eligible for the national team.
The Puerto Rican women were once again unable to advance past the group stages, losing all three of their contests. Gibson was a reserve in each. She finished her time in the tournament playing 23 minutes, accumulating five points, three rebounds, an assist, and a steal.
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Gibson started 131 games over four years for the Beavers, She finished her college career after the 2014-2015 season with 178 three pointers, which put her second in school history at the time. She's now fifth in that category. Gibson helped the Beavers to two NCAA Tournament appearances during her time in Corvallis as well as a Pac-12 regular season title in 2015.
Gibson was one of two representatives of Scott Rueck's program in Paris, including Marie Gulich of Germany. Gulich and Germany qualified for the knockout rounds, which begin Tuesday, August 7.
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